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Christian persecution worsened in 55% of countries assessed, report finds

Aid to the Church in Need’s new report ““Persecuted and Forgotten?” outlines how Christians were persecuted in 18 countries across the globe between August 2024 and June 2026.

Survey: 39% of Catholics have faced racial discrimination, 10% within parish community

The survey found that Indigenous and Black Catholics said they have faced racial discrimination at higher levels than other racial and ethnic groups.

World Series stars share how God and the Virgin Mary sustain their careers

Big leaguers from Milwaukee and Tampa Bay share how their faith in God and the Virgin Mary inspires them as they compete for their first World Series title.

U.S. bishops urge Census Bureau to withdraw proposed rule changes

The proposed rule changes, open to public comment until Nov. 2, would count only citizens and lawful permanent residents in the census and would remove some demographic questions.

Archbishop Gomez to be recognized for his work in U.S. Hispanic ministry

The archbishop of Los Angeles will receive the award at the fall meeting of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

JD Vance on 2028 presidential run: I’ll listen to what God tells me to do

“As soon as the midterms are over … I'm going to have to think seriously about it,” Vance told EWTN News anchor Raymond Arroyo.

Catholic campus ministries eligible for Lilly grant of up to $7.5 million

A Lilly Endowment grant is open to Catholic campus ministries, St. Carlo Acutis’ mother gifts Franciscan University with a relic of her son, and more in this week’s Catholic education new roundup.

Bishop Joensen says Trump meeting ‘exploited’ for politics, while others clarify backstory

Bishops who attended the meeting and the prayer have stated they were invited by the White House Faith Office to discuss issues of importance to Catholics.

Archdiocese of New York will pay out $800 million in sexual abuse settlement

Archbishop Hicks said the settlement puts the archdiocese “on the verge of being able to … bring some measure of healing and reconciliation to all victim-survivors.”

Polish bishops oppose abortion bills, name historian to lead abuse commission

The bishops oppose a policy that “does not build but destroys,” Archbishop Tadeusz Wojda said, as historian Piotr Franaszek takes the helm of the Church’s abuse commission.